Manager, Category Development
About The Position
The Manager, Category Development delivers actionable insights and creates fact-based, customer-facing analysis and materials for The Wonderful Company’s brands. Working with Sales and Marketing, the role provides strategic guidance to support growth of the company’s premium food and beverage portfolio. The manager uses data to identify opportunities, improve ways of working, and make actionable recommendations. This position is part of the Category Development team and reports to the Sr. Director, Category Development. The team’s mission is to drive profitable growth by understanding the company’s categories, customers, and consumers. The position analyzes categories, brands, competition, channels, and accounts, and presents insights to sales managers, retail buyers, and internal cross-functional partners. The role is based in the company’s West Los Angeles, California office, with a hybrid schedule requiring in-office work Monday through Wednesday and offering remote work Thursday and Friday.
Requirements
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including the ability to integrate multiple data sets to identify opportunities and make recommendations.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, changing environment while remaining focused on the end goal.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills, and ability to use AI tools appropriately to advance the team’s work.
- Ability to explain data and resulting insights clearly and succinctly to internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven success in highlighting key insights or opportunities visually or in PowerPoint format.
- A natural mindset for analytics and curiosity about market trends, shopper behavior, and related business processes.
Responsibilities
- Use data to develop insights and recommendations for key initiatives, including selling stories.
- Analyze and provide thought leadership on categories, company brands, competition, assigned channels, and accounts.
- Present actionable insights to sales managers, retail buyers, and other internal cross-functional partners.
- Establish partnerships with brand, trade, and sales personnel across The Wonderful Company’s business units.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Vision and dental plans
- 401(k) with match eligibility
- 24/7 online physician consultations
- Virtual mental health resources
- Life coaching
- Employee community groups
- Cash rewards for healthy habits
- Fitness reimbursements
- On-demand fitness videos
- Career progression and internal mobility opportunities
- Learning and development resources, including leadership training, webinars, and eLearning courses
- Company-wide mentorship program
- Continuous improvement training
- Company-provided funds for charitable giving
- Opportunities to participate in community service projects
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
